Nigeria’s exclusion from religious freedom and US credibility
Emmanuel A. Badejo I am quite concerned about the recent change of direction by the United States Government on religious…
How to make great sales in December
Oluwatosin S. Ogunlowo YOU might be wondering about the kind of content I’m about to publish. Some might deem it…
Banditry: Revisiting the safe school initiative
THE rate at which insurgency, banditry and kidnappings are rising across Nigeria, without any sign of abating, is alarming. The…
Remembering Shehu Kangiwa, ex-Sokoto State gov
Aminu Ganda Alhaji Shehu Kangiwa was the first elected governor of Sokoto State, holding office from October 1979 to November…
Oronsaye report: Implementation and cost of governance
CONTINUE FROM LAST WEEK At another systemic level, the Oronsaye report fails to speak to what would be a most…
Oduneye, great teacher, director takes a final bow
Jude Oteh It was Chioma Silver who summarized Uncle B as an enigma who comes to training classes dressed in…
Olanipekun at 70: A life of courage and consistency
LEFT to him, his 70th birthday anniversary would have come and gone without drum and dance. This is because he…
How Bazoum grilled me about Chibok Girls in Paris
Nuraddeen Muhammad THE visit by His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari to the Elise Palace in Paris on Wednesday, the…
High points of Mai Mala Buni’s leadership of the APC
Salisu Na’inna Dambatta In the backdrop of the recent untenable calls on the chairman of the All Progressives Congress…
Hushpuppi Nigerianus
ONE of the primary functions of any government all over the world is to ensure that the welfare of its…
Buhari should hand over power to ASUU
When people complain that the system is under-funded, we understand the system is under-funded, but there is so much money…
Is Nigeria on the brink?
Excerpt from the Lecture and Symposium in Honor of the Late Chief Theophilus Adeleke Akinyele, OON, the Bobajiro of Ibadanland,…
Why African business leaders should outline energy transition, ESG policies
Tobi Karim Last year marked the 25th anniversary since the execution of the ‘Ogoni Nine’, the group of activists…
Enemies of progress: The fake news enterprise
If you don’t read the newspaper, you’re uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you’re misinformed – Mark Twain. THE old…
Oil and gas: How govt support is a key driver of growth
Femi Isaac FEW months ago, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, expressed the Federal Government’s readiness…
Pathways to Nigeria’s future: A review of Toyin Falola’s Understanding Modern Nigeria
Nigeria has often been of keen interest to the international community. It is the most populous black nation in the…
Sanwo-Olu’s Zik award
LAGOS State is not only known as the Centre of Excellence because of the array of state-of-the-art infrastructure that dots…
Men and continuing indulgence in child marriage
IN spite of the strenuous efforts of the United Nations (UN) and non-governmental and civil society organizations to highlight and…
Southern presidency: APC, PDP and history
Oladipupo Oluwole POLITICAL parties are the most appropriate vehicles for recruiting and choosing candidates for both elective and unelective…
NYSC as a tool for national integration
John Joshua-Akanji AFTER a civil war that left millions dead, others wounded, creating social, political upheaval, economic deprivation and…


